After his speech at the Senate floor, Flake told reporters, “The President has said that he’s not going to move on the special counsel. But that’s not enough. And perhaps that’s what gives comfort to the majority leader. … But it doesn’t give comfort to me.”
He also stated that he agreed with Democrats that Whitaker should recuse himself from supervising the Mueller investigation. In addition, Flake said he is ready to carry out his threat to block judicial nominees until the end of the year if necessary. He noted that he used the same strategy to force a Senate vote on tariffs.
